I created this cocktail in honor of the indomitable, super smart, fun-loving Lisa Ann Taggart. The recipe first ran in Sunset, but I prefer the slightly tarter proportions below. Lisa came over last night and I ended up having a few of these and a couple stuffed grape leaves I pulled out of the freezer (note: they freeze beautifully) for dinner.
Marmalade bourbon sours
1/4 cup bourbon
1 Tbsp. orange marmalade
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
lots and lots of ice
Stir bourbon, marmalade, and lemon juice until marmalade dissolves. Pour over ice in a large glass (or two glasses if you’re being reasonable) and garnish with a slice of lemon.
I feel surprisingly chipper today. Perhaps it was all the salty snacks that go so very well (one may say perfectly?) with these sweet yet bitter yet boozy concoctions. Spooning out the bits of bourbon-soaked orange peel at the end is an extra treat – sort of a cocktail dessert, if you will.
The honoree seemed to enjoy them too:
Giovanna Zivny | 02-Apr-09 at 1:43 pm | Permalink
Brilliant idea–we always have a backlog of marmalade from my mother-in-law (lucky us!). Sadly, we rarely have a backlog of bourbon. But we’re always happy to buy more…think I’ll make one tonight!
Molly Watson | 02-Apr-09 at 3:30 pm | Permalink
Next step for me: Try making them with my increasingly famous meyer lemon marmalade….
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maggie (p&c) | 03-Apr-09 at 12:15 pm | Permalink
Yum! I love a tart cocktail. Wouldn’t mind one right about now…
small clever rooms | 03-Apr-09 at 5:41 pm | Permalink
This drink sounds right up my alley. Seriously. Do you have any recommendations for good buyable marmalade?
Molly Watson | 04-Apr-09 at 8:35 am | Permalink
I do not. I make my own. I ran out of the homemade stuff making these, in fact, so I’m in the market too. I’m thinking June Taylor makes delicious marmalade – a grapefruit variety might be even more delicious in these than the orange for anyone who likes bitter…. Anyone else with solid orange marmalade recommendations?
Lisa | 07-Apr-09 at 4:25 pm | Permalink
I am honored and thrilled to be included on this delightful blog. And I must add that words cannot do justice to the deliciousness, brilliance, and dangereuseness of Molly’s bourbon sours. Everyone needs to immediately mix one up and consume.
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Giovanna | 10-Apr-09 at 9:41 am | Permalink
These were great–I ended up using a bit more bourbon, and bergamot marmalade I had in my fridge (lucky me). A drink and a dessert (and a fruit serving if I really push things)…what’s not to love?
Molly Watson | 12-Apr-09 at 9:40 am | Permalink
I am terribly terribly jealous of the bergamot marmalade….